Elephant Rocks Quarry Information
| Wetland Category: |
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Open Water |
| NWI Classification: |
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PRB1Hx |
| Latitude: |
37.656059 |
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Longitude: |
-90.688284 |
Image Data |
| Date: |
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10/17/2013 |
| Direction: |
East |
| State: |
Missouri |
| Country: |
USA |
| Location: |
Elephant Rock State Park |
| Author(s): |
Larry Handley |
| Affiliation: |
Government |
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10/17/2013 | | |
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Description:
Palustrine Open Water basin in a granite rock quarry. The water depth is approximately 40 feet and the depth of the quarry to the current water level is 60 feet. Emergent herbaceous Fresh Marsh of cattail surround the edge of the quarry at water level. This is an isolated wetland with only local runoff, some groundwater, and no surface outlet.
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Conditions: The quarry has been unused since 1948. The water level remains the same the year-round and from year-to-year. Isolated wetland in rock quarry.
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| Dominant Plants: |
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Scientific Name: |
| Cattail |
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Typha |
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Disturbances: No recent human disturbance evident. However, the surrounding upland forest is becoming more plentiful over time without fires and timber cutting, so that the increasing pine and oak forest is adding more acidity to the isolated waterbody over time. |
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